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Recent Obituaries in Frederick, Maryland
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Frederick, Maryland area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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Patricia Koogle
Nov 5, 2022
Margaret Patricia Koogle age 83 has joined the loves of her life Bud Hanley and Elvis Presley in heaven on Saturday, November 5, 2022. Pat passed peacefully at home under the care of her family and Frederick Hospice.
Pat was born in Frederick, Maryland and was the daughter of Conley and Margaret Koogle. Pat is survived by...
Roy Wallace Morton
Oct 27, 2022
Roy Wallace Morton, seventy-nine, died peacefully at his home on October 27, 2022. Roy was born on February 17, 1943 in Herkimer, New York. He was the son of Roy Webster Morton and Clarice Nellie Louise Wallace Morton.
Roy was the beloved husband of Anita Louise Gonino Morton. They celebrated fifty-six years of marriage on October 1,...
Elena Vinar
Oct 17, 2022
Elena Vinar, of Frederick MD, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, passed away October 17th from complications of Alzheimer's disease. She was 80.
Born Elena Panella, on July 22, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York, to Theresa (del Erario) Panella and Amedio Panella, Elena grew up on Long Island. After high school, she began working as a...
Joy Denise Comer
Oct 17, 2022
On Monday, October 17, 2022, Joy Denise Comer, loving mother of two children and grandma “Bunny” to two grandchildren, passed away at the age of sixty-one. A lifelong resident, she was born in Frederick on September 16, 1961 to Roy Lee Comer and Joan Lee Comer.
Joy grew up an avid runner and overall athlete. She graduated...
Frederick M. Michel
Oct 17, 2022
Frederick Mathias Michel, 63, died on Monday, October 17, 2022 at his family home of five generations in Frederick, MD. He was the beloved son of Theresa Mathias Michel and the late Glenn Carlyle Michel, Esq. (USN-Ret.).
Fred was born on April 30, 1959 at Bethesda Naval Hospital. He grew up in Frederick and...
Leesa Kay King
Oct 15, 2022
Leesa Kay Smith King, 66, of Frederick, passed from this life on Saturday, October 15, 2022 at her home in Frederick. She was the loving wife of Lance Richard King. They were married for 34 years.
Born October 11, 1956, in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late John Woodrow and Eleanor (Albright) Smith. Leesa recently...
Judy Bowie
Oct 11, 2022
Mrs. Julia "Judy" Bowie, 76. of Frederick, died Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at Suburban Hospital. She was the loving wife of Ronald Bowie for 58 years.
Born July 9, 1946 in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Clarabelle (Singleton) Scott.
In addition to her husband, Judy is survived by her...
Bonnie Virts
Oct 10, 2022
Mrs. Bonnie Lee Virts, 74, of Frederick passed away on Monday, October 10, 2022. She was the loving wife of Franklin Virts for 50 years.
Born January 21, 1948 in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late William Lininger Sr. and Louise Lininger Duvall.
Bonnie was a long time employee of Rotorex of Walkersville....
Robert "Bob" Goodey
Oct 9, 2022
Mr. Robert “Bob” GooDey, 85, of Frederick, formerly of Las Vegas, NV, died Sunday, October 9, 2022. Born April 13, 1937 in New York, NY, he was the son of the late William GooDey and Charlotte Tulley. Bob was a veteran of the US Army for 2 years. He was an avid New York Yankees fan and often shared...
Stanley T. Sundergill
Oct 7, 2022
Stanley Theodore Sundergill, 94, of Frederick, MD passed away peacefully on October 7, 2022 surrounded by his family. He was the beloved and devoted husband of Sienna “Ann” Chassagne Sundergill for 69 years, married October 18, 1952. He and his loved ones were looking forward to celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary, as well as his 95th birthday.
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Sonny Lippart
Oct 7, 2022
Joseph E. “Sonny” Lippart, age 82, passed away at Autumn Lakes at Birch Manor in Sykesville, MD on Friday, October 7, 2022. Sonny was born in Washington, DC on June 11, 1940 and was the son of the late Sybil and Leo Lippart.
Sonny is the husband of Mary Fogle Lippart. They were wed...
Dente Lester Brashear, Sr.
Oct 6, 2022
Dente L. Brashear Sr., 70, of Frederick, MD, died Thursday, October 6, 2022, at MedStar Hospital, Washington, D.C., after a long and courageous battle with heart disease. He was the husband of Sherald L. Brashear. They were married 51 years on October 9.
Dente was the son of Grace Brashear Winpigler of West Palm Beach, FL, and...
Gene Burdette
Oct 5, 2022
William Eugene Burdette (Gene), 90, peacefully passed away at his home surrounded by family on Thursday, October 5, 2022.
Born in Frederick, MD on December 5, 1931, he was the son of the late William Earl Burdette and Ollie May Keyser Burdette. He grew up in Washington DC and always shared wonderful stories about being raised by...
Lewis Franklin Hurst
Oct 4, 2022
Lewis “Sweets” Franklin Hurst, 76, of Frederick, MD, passed on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at his residence. Born in Frederick on September 30, 1946 to the late Lewis and Mary (nee Mansfield) Hurst. He was the beloved husband of Eleanore Hurst.
Lewis was a skilled painter and dry wall installer. He worked for TransTech for over 20...
Herbert A. Runkles, Jr.
Oct 4, 2022
Herbert Augusta “Uncle Herbie” Runkles fell asleep in death on Tuesday October 4, 2022 at the age of 96 with family at his side in his home. He was born to Herbert Augustus Runkles Sr. and Rosemond Josephine Livesy on July 22, 1926 at the homestead in Graceham, Maryland.
Herbie had a clear and vivid memory of...
Carolyn Jane Emerick
Oct 2, 2022
Carolyn Jane Emerick, 87, of Frederick MD passed peacefully on Sunday, October 2, 2022. Born on February 25, 1935 in Windber PA, she was the loving daughter of Joseph and Nellie Hagan. Jane partnered with her husband David, to run their own successful Public Relations and Advertising firm and was a highly successful Real Estate Agent in Pittsburgh PA....
Helen Walker Schley
Sep 29, 2022
Helen Estelle Walker Schley, 95 years young, passed peacefully at her lifelong home on Church Hill near Myersville with her family at her side on September 29, 2022. The youngest of four daughters, Helen was born at her home at Central on August 31, 1927 to Charles E. and Helen Armstrong Walker. Graduating from Liberty High school (1944), she...
Sylvia Joy Creamer
Sep 29, 2022
Sylvia Joy Creamer, 90, of Carroll Lutheran Village, Westminster, Maryland, passed peacefully from this life on September 29, 2022, surrounded by her loving family in her daughter’s home. Born October 2, 1931 in Reisterstown, Maryland, she was the eldest of four daughters to the late Reverend Edward A. Godsey, a Methodist minister, and Catherine V. (Delcher) Godsey. She graduated...
Ann Teitelbaum
Sep 27, 2022
Ms. Evangeline "Ann" Teitelbaum, 85, of Frederick, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at Frederick Health.
Born on March 21, 1937 in Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Annie (Bossa) Rippeon.
She is survived by her sister; Beverly Merkel and husband Wayne. She leaves behind...
Joseph Edward Bussard, Jr.
Sep 26, 2022
Mr. Joseph “Joe” Edward Bussard Jr., 86, passed away in his home on September 26th, 2022. After a three year battle with pancreatic cancer, he opted for home hospice care so he could remain in his family home of 54 years.
Joe was born on July 11th, 1936 and was a lifelong resident of Frederick County. He...
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